Appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for Fiscal Year 2012, and for other purposes; provisions relating to the Army Corps of Engineers, Water Resources Development Act.

public land and county issues generally. S. 3346/HR 6072 Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act; S 1475: Legislation to establish the Nellis Dunes National off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, and for other purposes; monitoring other federal public land issues at the BLM. HR 856/S. 427 -- Sloan Hills Withdrawal Act;

Consistent Enforcement for Land Management Agencies and Related Legislation
Wilderness, National Monument Related Legislation and other Related Land Designation Legislation

H.R. 1904 SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND CONSERVATION ACT OF 2011 - Contacted Dept. of Interior on behalf of the San Carlos Apache Tribe to express the Tribe's opposition to any proposed federal legislation that would convey federal land to Resolution Copper for mining.

Forest Service permit

Discuss energy and environmental issues.

Issues related to the management, maintenance and harvest of private timberlands
Issues related to access across federal timberlands

Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to re-introduce and pass a Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act similar to the bill introduced in 2009, and full implementation of the Magnuson Stevens Act and defense against the weakening of the amendments of the Magnuson Stevens Act and for policy that supports the President's request for fisheries programs.

Support for S. 1891 and H.R. 34,the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act to codify the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
Support for H.R. 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, which designates specified lands within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Opposition to H.R. 1581, the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act, which would open up millions of acres of pristine protected lands to irreversible damage from development.
Call on USDA to publish a strong final Forest Planning Rule to protect fish, wildlife, and water supplies in our National Forests.
Opposition to H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, which would provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with unfettered access and control over the public lands owned by all Americans and exempt DHS from dozens of laws intended to protect public health and the environment.
Support for S. 1400, the RESTORE Act, which would ensure that the Clean Water Act fines paid by those responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster are used to help restore the Gulf environment, communities, and economy.
Opposition to H.R. 1408, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Job Protection Act, which would grant unprecedented special rights to the Sealaska Corporation, a multi-million dollar Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), to log a significant portion of the last remaining large tree old-growth stands in the Tongass National Forest.
Opposition to H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011, which allows a land exchange to occur without proper environmental review for the large-scale mining operations planned for the area, which is considered a sacred site by Native American tribes and is renowned for its natural beauty.
Support for Alternative C of the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because it recommends Wilderness designation for the Arctic Refuges incomparable Coastal Plain Wilderness Study Area.
Opposition to H.R. 3210, the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness (RELIEF) Act, that would be devastating to the 2008 Lacey Act amendments that helped promote global forest conservation and limit illegal logging.
Opposition to H.R. 1837, the San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, that would eliminate state and federal environmental protections for Californias rivers that threatens thousands of fishing jobs, water quality in Californias Bay-Delta estuary, and the reliability of the states water supplies.
Opposition to S. 1134, the St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act, which would override the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and authorize the construction of a costly, freeway-style bridge over and through the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway that will do violence to its scenic and recreational values.
Support for the Nelson (FL)-Shelby-Landrieu amendment (#1822) to S. 1813 that would provide the largest funding for conservation and restoration in a generation, through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the RESTORE Act.
Support for the Alexander amendment (#1779) to S. 1813 that puts in place an agreement on flights over national parks reached by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service on jurisdictional issues in the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000.

: H.R. 460/ S 499 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project;

Support H.R. 785, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that certain states and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain non-coal reclamation purposes; support listing the Jackpile mine site as Superfund site.

H.R. 460/ S 499 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project;

Harbor Dredging issue.

Support federal disaster relief for Nelson Lagoon

Forest service permit

Funding for levee project

Appropriations legislation and administrative efforts to secure funding for research and a research facility on diseases affecting farm alligators.
Administrative and regulatory activities of the USFWS affecting Louisiana wildlife and alligator farming.
Legislation to authorize and fund programs to control wetland damage due to nutria and feral hogs.

H.R.1904, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011 (supports, all sections of full text)

S. 760, Section 4, with regard to establishing an "independent evaluator" to help provide a detailed accounting of all federal funds obligated for Chesapeake Bay restoration activities.

Historic preservation issues; Interior Appropriations bills

Permitting of mining project on Federal Lands

U.S. Bureau of Land Management - issues related to Federal Mineral Leasing applications in southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky.

Support passage of sportsmen's bills HR 4089 and Tester Amendment and appropriations funding for access

Waterbanking Project, Bureau of Land Reclaimation
Energy and water Appropriations

U.S. Forest Service - land exchange proposal development within Daniel Boone National Forest

Issues related to small hydropower development at Bureau of Reclamation facilities, including H.R. 2060, the Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act and S. 3483, the Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act.

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